NEW BRUNSWICK – A 4-year-old girl remained in critical condition Friday after being attacked by two pit bulls at a city home, according to Middlesex County Prosecutor Andrew Carey.

The child, whose identity is being withheld by authorities, was taken to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital where she is being treated for injuries suffered in the attack shortly before 8 p.m. Thursday.

New Brunswick police were dispatched to a Lufberry Avenue home at 7:59 p.m., according to a news release. Three officers fired an undisclosed number of shots at the dogs, killing them both. The child and a babysitter, who were in the room at the time, were not injured by the gunfire.

No charges have been filed, and an investigation is being conducted by the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s office.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Frank DiNinno of the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office at 732-745-4194.